Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino believes the new format for the summer transfer window will help the club going forward.

Premier League clubs voted earlier this year to change the summer window so it runs from June 9 and closes on August 9, two days before the new season begins.

Spurs are notoriously late shoppers in the window, trying to hunt out bargains, but leaving Pochettino with little time and no pre-season to integrate his new signings into his philosophy and get them up to the high fitness levels he demands of his team.

Last season Tottenham were the last team in the Premier League to make a summer signing, before Davinson Sanchez eventually signed for a club record £38m from Ajax in late August.

Pochettino believes the new transfer window will give Spurs a massive advantage this year because that late bargain shopping - if the club do it that way again - will come before the season begins.

"It is about preparing the team better and to be ready to compete from day one of the competition. That is the most important thing. Now the transfer market is going to change and it's going to help us. It's a massive advantage for us for it to finish before the start of the season. For us, it's massive," he said.

Davinson Sanchez (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

"It's fantastic because now it's before the start of the season. Not one month later!"

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He added: "Of course, for many clubs it will not change too much but for us it is going to change a lot. We're going to have the squad ready before the start of the season.

"If we want new players, they need to arrive before the start of the season. It's more helpful because they're going to have more time to adapt before the start of the season and help the team. You're going to win an extra month with them and it's massive.

"We don't need to wait for anything. You need today - yesterday - to start to work to try to sign players. It's going to be very helpful for Tottenham."